The Washburn leader. [volume], March 17, 1911, Image 8

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For Rent—A
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It is expected I hat the survey under
the direction of Engineer Atkinson will
he completed in two months, at which
time ii will lie known as to the fi-Ksi
bility of draining Mouse river into
Devils lake. Only in Bottineau coun
ty is expe-rted that any difficulty
will he encoimtiTPd in establishing a
drain. Fishing in the tnsli waters of
Devils
before
lake
many
looks like
years.
FOf Sale—Clean
FOf Salt—Gold
For Sale-Oats
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produce at home, quickly and economically,
fine and tasty cake, hot biscuit, puddings,
the frosted layer cake, crisp cookies crullers,
crusts and muffins, fresh, clean, tasty and
wholesome, with which the ready*made food
found at the shop or grocery does not com
pare. Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps.
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MAY DIVERT MOUSE RIVER
North Dakota Plans to Drain It Into
Devils Lake.
probability
Organize to Fight Treaty.
Opposition to the Canadi ui reci
procity agreement will be e\pressed
throughout North Dakota by the tann
ers if plans that have been inched
in Grand Forks are carried o.il. The
plan calls for a series of county ineet-
ganizations will be formed. It is (h
New Armory For Fargo.
The members of Company of the
North Dakota national guard in Fargo
have formally decided on the erection
of an armory this year. The organi
zation owns some valuable lots on the
foot of Broadway, facing Island park.
The state will lend the company $5,
000. It is proposed to raise $15,000
more by the sale of bonds and erect
the building at once. It will be a
three-story structure and will provide
a large auditorium which can be used
for conventions.
ings of farmers throughout :ie si.-it. cepted a call to Bar Harbor, Me.,
at which county ant.'-reciprocity or-
CLASSIFIED WANTS
Advertisements inserted under this beading 10 cents per
line per insertion, 5 cents per line if ran 3 times or more
FOR RENT
few good warm houses
Enquire Frank E. Funk, 1st Nat'l.
Bank.
FOR SALE
For Sale—Coal
FOP Salt—Three
NURSE IS HELD FOR MURDER
Sensational Turn Given Preliminary
Hearing in North Dakota.
Sudden and sensational turns were
taken in the Reilly murder case
at Langdon when Dr. J. J. Reilly
was bound over to the district
court on a charge of second degree
murder, bonds being fixed at $6,500,
with the arrest of Nellie Gande, a
nurse, also on a charge of murder in
the second degree.
It was at the instance of State's At
torney Grimsons that the warrant for
the woman's arrest was issued. Both
are held in connection with the death
of Mrs. William Drury of Osnabrock.
Rcctor for Bar Harbor, Me.
Rev. Oliver Dow Smith, for the last
two years rector in' charge of the
Episcopal mission at Grafton, has ac-
where
gt
proposed to hold a state anti-reeiproc-, chapel on Mount Desert island. He
ity meeting in Grand Forks, the pur-'
pose being to make a protest to con
gress that will have at least more
bearing and be entitled to more con
sideration than would the protests of
individuals.
he will be assistant rector of
savior's church and rector of. the
will have two assistants to help him
in ministering to the 400 communi
cants enrolled in his parish.
Westhope Has Second Fire.
For the second time within a week
Westhope was visited by a destruc
tive fire when two frame buildings on
First street, formerly occupied as an
implement house by D. McGilvary,
were destroyed. The origin of the
fire is not known, as the buildings
were vacant.
Lakota Man Kills Himself.
George Amon of Lakota ended his
life at Craik, Sask., by cutting his
throat with a small penknife. He had
spent a lonely winter on a homestead.
The coroner's jury verdict was that of
suicide while temporarily insane.
For Sale—a
seed wheat for
sale. Inquire of Andrew
E. Saner,"Rural Route No. 1.
Heart flour made
by Russel-Miller- Milling Co., at
Holtan's.
ftt the Mandan
Mercantile warehouse
FOf Sak—1000
bushels of choice
Velvet Chaff seed wheat. Wm. L.
Nueesle
For S*k-4«
lot in south-
id
house aa4'
Waal
urn. A bargain.
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feassr
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cheap drill
running order. Andrew
For Sale—Shell
Elevator.
For Sale-
at the Black Dia­
mond mine at only $1.20 per ton.
new U. S. cream
separators. Will be sold below
cost to close out. F. A. Gallahan,
Washburn, North Dakota.
For Sale
in good
E Siiue".
corn, Independent
Tornado and fire insur­
ance is very cheap. For some
thing reliable see Frank E. Funk,
First Nat. Bank, Washburn, N. D.
—or rent the Peterson
Meat Market in the city of Wash
burn, equipped with ice box and
some tool ready for business
after Jpii. 1st, address or enquire
of G. O Raugust
TO TRADE
To Trade
-^Automobiles to trade for
land. F. A. Gallahan, Washburn,
North Dakota.
FOUND
FOttlld—a cayote scalp in front
pi
the court house. Gall at the
Leader offioe for same.
FOSfid—That the City Bakery is a
good place for ice cream Sundaes
MANY NEW LAWS
WERE ENACTED
Hundred and Fifty Bills.
THE APPROPRUTIONS IN DETAIL
Total Amount Authorized Aggregates
More Than One and One-Quarter
Million Dollar*.
Bismarck, March 11.—A review of
the work of the Twelfth legislative as
sembly in the space of a few columns
is not easy, except to give in a. gen
eral way the legislation that has been
touched upon. In some ways the as
sembly was different from any that
has gathered to legislate for the state
of North Dakota. Factionally speak
ing, it was an "insurgent," or "progres
sive" body, that faction of the Repub
lican party controlling both house and
senate organizations. It is too soon
yet to weigh up the result, as it may
benefit the state. There were nearly
350 new laws passed, the greater part
of them in the last two or three days
of the session. It is safe to say that
not even the members of the two
houses know' yet the exact nature of
the legislation that has been put on
the statute books, in a great many
particulars. So many bills were re
ported and passed within the last two
or three cUy that it was a matter of
impossibility for each member to fa
miliarize himself with all the provi
sions of all the bills. It was neceS'
sary for him to 'accept the report of
the various committees, and even the
committee work was done in a neces
sarily hurried manner in the last few
days.
Great Interest in Cowan Case.
In the matter of state interest and
excitement the Cowan impeachment
resolution, which was first killed and
afterward passed by the house of rep
resentatives and reported to the sen
ate for trial," overtopped anything that
was presented to the legislative as
sembly for action. The senate has
set March 28 for the trial of the Cowan
case and the members of the upper
house will return .at that time for the
trial. The whole state took an inter
est in the proceedings, both for and
against the accused judge. The house
first accepted the report of the com
mittee named to investigate the
charges and afterward reconsidered its
action in dismissing the case and
passed impeachment resolutions. Sen
timent in the Second judicial district,
which is the home of Judge Cowan,
has been wrought up to an abnormally
high pitch, which will doubtless con
tinue through the trial. This is the
first impeachment case every present
ed by the house tff representatives to
the senate in this state. Under the
constitution and laws of the state two
thirds of the members of the senate
must vote the defendant guilty. The
trial of the case will be a cause celebre
in the state. The board of managers
has engaged George A. Bangs of Grand
Forks to prosecute and it is stated
Tracy R. Bangs of the same city will
defend Judge Cowan. Both are emi
nent lawyers in the state.
Appropriations.
The matter of appropriations is of
first interest always in the session of
the legislature. The total of specific
appropriations made was something
like $1,300,000. It may be that some
of this will have to be cut down to
bring the total within the revenues of
the state. The Minot normal school,
the institution established at Minot by
recent constitutional amendment,
was given $150,000, with an additional
$50,000 to be available in 1913. The
people in that section of the state are
jubilant over the result to them and
are making preparations for the es
tablishment of the new school. The
state hospital for the insane, the state
institute for the feeble minded at
Grafton, the state penitentiary, the
university, agricultural college and
other Institutions got fairly liberal ap
propriations for maintenance and new
buildings. An appropriation of $25,
000 was made for experiments with
lignite coal briquetting at the sub-ex
periment station at Hebron. Another
$60,000 was appropriated to pay for
the killing of glandered horses. An
increase was made for the carrying on
of the state demonstration farms. An
appropriation of $30,000 was made for
state aid to rural schools. An appro
priation of $37,500 was made for the
state tuberculosis sanitarium. Mandan
got $5,000 for the aid of their agricul
tural fair. The following table shows
approximately the sums Anally grant
ed by the legislature:
Charitable and Penal Institutions.
Penitentiary .$127,800
Insane hospital .............. 101,600
Feeble minded Institution..... 104,750
Reform school .............. 5,750
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State University .... .,., .„.
Hebron subrstailffjl
., $174,200
Public t^fth^Qratw^^
Agricultural college ..... .. 170,000
Demonstration farm, increase .i/|2,000
Dickinson 000
Langdon sub-station ...V*•• £2
3.500
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Wllllston sub-station 5,000
Milling wheat experiments..... 2,000
Hettinger sub-station Improve
ments 2,350
Edgeley sub-station .......... 1,700
Hettinger sub-station, mainten
ance 10,000
Mayville normal ............. 35,900
School of science 31,250
Valley City normal 90,10C
Minot normal 150,001
Industrial school 36.50C
School ^tr deaf 20,000
School of forestry 13,600
School for the bilnd...-. 1,075
Aid to rural schools 30,000
Miscellaneous.
Codifying probate laws $ 1,500
Glandered horse indemnity 60,000
Relief of Mr. Blake '..... 780
Railway commissioners, prose
cuting rate cases 20,000
Farmers) institutes 16,000
Dairy commissioner 10,000
Inspection of state coal lands. 3,500
Compensating P. G. Johnson.. 1,250
Commissioner of agriculture
and labor, furnishing infor
mation 2,000
Commissioner of agriculture
and labor, promotion of im
migration 15,000
Employment commission 1,000
Historical society, increase... 3,000
Mandan fair 5,000
Educational commission...... 1,000
Tuberculosis sanitarium 37,500
Military reservation, store
house .... 6,000
Survey from Mouse river to
Devils Lake 650
Fish hatchery 3,700
Tax commission 3,000
Society for friendless.- 1,040
Total $1,331,995
Congressional Apportionment.
Following the matter of appropria
tions the matter of apportionment is
next in interest and two apportion
ment bills were passed, one for con
gressional districts and the other for
the apportionment of the state into
legislative districts. The biggest fight
of the session was over the congres
sional apportionment bill. The mem
bers in the eastern part of the state
presented a bill setting the western
part of the state off in one district
and dividing the eastern and central
part of the state on an east and west
line. This was bitterly fought by the
western members, led by Senator
Simpson, who succeeded finally in de
feating the eastern bill and creating
a district in the northern part of the
state, one in the southeastern and one
in the western. This bill was also de
feated and Anally, on the last night of
the session and just before the final
recess, tha house amendment to the
senate bill was passed, creating an
eastern, central and western district,
•fhis was the last bill passed by the
senate and the last one to be enrolled
and presented to the governor. And
on the following morning came news
that the government apportionment
bill had not passed and that
North Dakota would have only
two congressmen. If this proves to be
the case the battle in the legislature
was a matter of love's labor lost.
Legislative Apportionment
The legislative apportionment bill
cuts out some districts in the eastern
part of the atate and adds them to the
central and western part, where the
population has been increasing. The
First district, which has been repre
sented by Senator La Moure since the
organization of the state, is wiped out
so far as Pembina county is concerned.
The final settlement of the legislative
apportionment proposition gives the
state fifty senators and-ten additional
representatives. The balance of pow
er is adjusted more according to popu
lation than it has been heretofore, al
though the western members claim
the eastern part of the state still has
the advantage.
Election Legislation.-
Election laws Were a prolific sub
ject of discussion. A recall bill was
passed, and the initiative and referen
dum amendment to the constitution
will be submitted to ttie next legisla
ture in three different forms. A cor
rupt practices act was passed, which
limits campaign expenses and regu
lates the conduct of campaigns for of
fice. A number of subordinate election
bills jvere also passed intended to
bring about purity of elections in the
state. No substantial changes were
made in the present primary law, how
ever, under which state and other offi
cers will continue to be chosen. The
initiative and recall bills will have tc
be submitted to the people for an
amendment to the constitution before
taking effect
Railroad Legislation.
-Railroad legislation was not exten
sive, although the powers of the rail
road commissioners were increased
and they were given a larger appro
priation with which to carry on their
work. The. passage of ihe anti-pass
bill carries out another promise of the
Republicans and the new law takef ef
fect July 1, as it passed without an
emergency clause. The railroad com
missioners were given- control oyer
telephone and telegraph lines in the
state and a new bill passed to compel
the construction of "Y's" in the state
by intersecting lines. j.
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The complete new educational code
of the state was passed, with very few
amendments from the bill af reported
by,the spMtal eommiision of
educators which has been work
ing onLH for some. tUne. This is
th{ ^nost elaborate bill passed by the
legjslatiire end makes a small volume
ltt *lts|ifl Jt has timed to harmonise
jgSagjgf-. v.
the general educational laws of the
s+ate, to reconcile conflicting provi
sions and to make a harmonious edu
cational code. The normal board of
control bill places the normal schools
of the state under a board of seven
members Instead of under separate
boards as at present There are three
resident members, three members at
large and the state superintendent.
Police Regulations.
A juvenile court bill was passed
placing the probate judge in the vari
ous counties in the position of juvenile
court officer. This is a bill that was
worked hard for by those who have
opposed the arrest and detention of
young people by the juvenile courts of
the state. An antl-snuff bill was
passed, forbidding the sale in the state
of impure snuff that contains any sub
stitute other than pure tobacco and
harmless flavoring matters. An anti
cigarette bill forbidding the sale of
cigarettes and cigarette papers was
killed by the senate after passing the
house. A number of sumptuary laws
affecting prohibition and similar mat
ters were introduced, but not many oi
them were passed. The druggists of
the state secured the passage of an
amendment to the present permit law
permitting them to keep liquor to fill
physicians', prescriptions where they
have no regular permit from the dis
trict court. This bill is being stren
uously Opposed by the prohibitionists
of the state, who are bringing strong
pressure to bear on the governor to
veto it.
Practice of Medicine.
A new medical practice bill was
passed which was supported by the
physicians of the state. It defines
the practice of medicine and makes
provision for the admission of appli
cants to practice. Bills were passed
also raising the requirements for the
practice of dentistry and affecting oth
er professions.
3ame and Fish Laws.
The game law was generally amend
ed and provides for spring shooting of
geese. The number of game wardens
is also reduced and other regulations
made for the protection of game and
the enforcement of the game laws.
An investigation was also made of the
accounts of the fish and game board,
but the report was rather colorless
and carried nothing sensational. An
investigation of the offioe of the state
treasurer- was made following the
Bickford shortage and recounted nu
merous irregularities in the handling
of state funds during the term of of
fice of Treasurer Bickford. Provi
sion was made for continuing the in
vestigation of the treasurer's office
after the session.
New Judicial Districts.
Two new judicial districts were cre
ated, one in. the northwestern part of
the state, tp which Frank Fish has
been appointed as judge, and another
in the western part of the state, in
which S. L. Nuchols of Mandan has
been appointed as judge. Another bill
was introduced to divide the Fifth
judicial district and create a new dis
trict with chambers at Valley City, but
this bill failed of passage. A tax com
mission was created with an appro-,
priation of $3,000. A board of control
bill for penal and charitable institu
tions was also passed.
'.v Insurance Legislation.
Little insurance legislation was
passed, although a good deal of dras
tic legislation was proposed. The
Trimble bill, which would have com
pelled life insurance companies to in
vest their funds in the counties of the
state on real estate loans, was defeat
ed, as was the bill penalizing fire in
surance companies 25 per cent for en
tering Into any rate combination.
Good Roads.'
Good roads legislation was enacted
in the Welo bill, which meets many
of the requirements advocated by the
good roads enthusiasts. A new bank
ing bill was passed raising the mini
mum of capital stock, providing for
more fees and additional examined
and designed to put the business of
banking on a better basis.' Salaries of
county officials were generally raised
through the state, as was the salary
of the state land commissioner, deputy
state auditor, deputy state treasurer
and some other officials. Provision
was made for the compiling of the
probate code of the atate. Provision
was also made for the better control
of public service corporations in cities.
Executive Appointments.i-i"
The appointments of the governor
included that of D. H. McArthur of
Fargo as state oil inspector
who
suc­
ceeds Frank A.r Wlllson, who has had
tip office for the past four years Mc
Arthur. was chairman of the Demo
cratic central committee last year.
William O'Gorman of Grand Porks al
so succeeds Andercon as state hotel
inspector. Oliver Knudson has been:
reappointed as state, examiner. Other
appointments of boards Of trustees and
minor-officials »ere distributed among
the faithful, a good many old ap
pointees retiring and new ones finding
the "ple counter." .'WM
Auditing Board Probe.
The Joint committee appointed to
investigate the- state auditing board
report it was more than they could do
to, make a systematic report of the
proceedings of the- state auditing
board, but as examples of the way
things were conducted the& took Jan
uary, 1908, 1008 and 1810. Irregular!
ties were shown ln every one of these
'months. -While there were ifo glaring
irregularities In warrants *hene waa
much laxity in allowing these accounts
j^t^ouchcrt and
FOUR KILLED IN
ELEVATOR DROP
St Paul Wholesale House
Scene of Tragedy.
FALL CAUSES NO DAMAGE
Shock of Drop Is Light, but Heavy
Counterweights Crash Down on
Crowded Car, Few of the Occupants
Escaping Death or Injury—Three of
the Victims Young Women Employes
of the Concern.
St. Paul, March 15.—An elevator at
Gordon & Ferguson's wholesale house
and factory, loaded with thirteen em
ployes, slid down from the fourth floor
to the basement. It landed without
jarring any of the employes from
their feet. An Instant later the Iron
counterweights, weighing 3,500 pounds,
crashed through the ceiling'of the
elevator into the throng of humanity,'
crushing most of them to the floor,
killing three Instantly, fatally injuring
one and injuring four. The dead are:
Tillie Bueslng, aged twenty-four Annaf
Hoeller, aged sixteen William Zschei-
sche, aged thlrty-seyen, and Gertrude
Schmidt, aged twenty-five.
Only five escaped u&scatched, in
cluding the elevator man. When the
.car started to slide downward the ele
vator operator threw on the clutch,
threw off the power and tried to re
verse. The car continued to slide.
Even the safety device failed to ope
rate. No injuries would have resulted
if the weights had not been knocked
off the top of the slides as the car
reached the basement. The elevator
was inspected by the city Feb. 28 and
found to be in. good condition. It has
never before figured in an accident.
The escape of the five passengers
in the car who were unhurt was due
to the position they occupied, out of
the path of the falling counterweight.
It is stfid that the impact of the car
at the bottom of the shaft was not
such as to havn caused the death of
any .of the occupants if the counter
weight had not fallen.
AWFUL RAVAGES OF PLAGUE
Onefifth
$
of Population of Manchurian
City Dead.
Washington, March 15.—Fully one
fifth of the entire population of the
Northern Manchurian city of Fuchia
tien had perished from the ravages .of
the plague from the time of its out
break to the end of January, according:
to reports from United States Consul'.
Greene at Harbin. The exact number
was 3,402 in Fuchiatien alone, while
at Harbin the total reached 831, includ
ing eighteen Europeans
Late in January three English phy
sicians began work in Fuchiatien and
500 Russian troops were sent there to?*
assist in enforcing the quarantine andV
sanitary measures.
The epidemic Is having a disastrous
effect on trade. Many Chinese
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VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR/^
Minnesota Bill Granting Free Rides to
Police and Firemen.
St. Paul, March 15.—Governor Eber
hart vetoed house file 66, the bill
granting to street railways the right I*
to give policemen and firemen free
rides. The principal reason given by
the governor is that it ks an enterlhfi
wedge in restoring the old 'pass sys
tem and that it makes the privilege
a question of bargain between the
street railway company and the par
ties benefited.
As the bill only had one vote to*«:J
spare in the senate there is no chanee
thqt it will be passed over the gov
crnor's veto. In the house it had sev
enty-six votes, which is not quite
enough to pass it over the veto.
STRIKE CAUSES COAL FAMINE
Situation Becoming Acute aa Result
of Firemen's Walkout.
Somerset. Ky., March 15.—Somerset ~.i:,
and m^ny •mailer Kentucky towns are
facing a famine of coal, while hotels,
restaurants and stores are inconven
fenoed by shortage of. foodstuffs as a
result of the strike of more than 200
Queen and Crescent flremen.
The sltuation ls growing more acute.
Reports of violence are coining from
many point*. Engineers are refusi
to move jfast trains at nijght., 4U|4L
strikebreaking fireman Ke'fleseWv,1^
Freight yards along the llne of the^
Queen and Crescent are congested.
-7 May Be Used for Target
'"New fork, March lSi—Thevlate of^ji
the falhous old frigate Portsmouth, lyT?^|
ing at the navyyarda here, will he de##
elded within a few days, aftw the sec
retary of* (he navy has jgslghe^the re
port «f department extorts vj{^ Mve
iwt completed an inspection of the
historic vessel, if she Is profounced^,
unlit tor further senloe as a^alnln^l
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